e-prime_GettingStartedGuide.pdf

Getting Started

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E-Prime Getting Started Guide

Installation and Information

Installation

Note: If you are installing E-Prime and already have a previous version of E-Prime on your system, it is best to “uninstall” the older

version rather than write over it. To uninstall a previous version:

1.) From the Windows Start menu, select Settings , and Control Panel .

2.) In the Control Panel dialog, double-click on Add/Remove Programs .

3.) From the list of installed programs, select E-Prime and click Add/Remove .

4.) Select Remove from the following options, and click Next .

5.) Click OK to remove all components. Then click Finish .

6.) Reboot your computer before proceeding with the installation.

In Windows Explorer, make a backup copy of any experiments or data you would like to save from previous releases. Then delete

the E-Prime folder from the C:\ProgramFiles\PST directory.

To install E-Prime:

1. Connect the hardware key.

You must connect the hardware key to your parallel or USB port before attempting to install E-Prime. The hardware

key is required to be in place for all single and multi-pack licenses when installing AND when working in the E-Studio

application. Site licenses are required to have the hardware key in place during installation only.

2. Insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive.

3. The Setup program prompts you through the installation process. Click Next to begin installing.

4. Please read the License Agreement in full, and click Yes to accept terms of use.

5. Enter or verify your User Name and University/Company Name in the Customer Information dialog. Then enter your valid

E-Prime serial number and click Next .

Note: You may locate your serial number in the About box in the Help menu in E-Studio, on the sleeve

which holds the CD, or on the cover of the Getting Started Guide.

6. By default, E-Prime will install to the folder C:\Program Files\PST\E-Prime. Click Next to accept.

You are given the following options for installation: Typical, Custom or Subject Station. If you choose

Typical or Subject Station, E-Prime automatically performs the installation. If you choose Custom, you will

need to select desired options. Refer to Chapter 1 - Introduction in the E-Prime User’s Guide for a

description of installation options.

7. Click Finish to end the installation. Be sure to re-boot your computer when you have finished the installation

to make sure that all components are properly installed.

*You should not experience any problems installing E-Prime if your hardware key is properly connected, and you correctly enter

your serial number. However, if the installation should fail, contact PST immediately at www.pstnet.com

E-Prime Resources

Where to find information.

Currently, over 500 pages of documentation are available in various forms. We recommend that you work through the Getting

Started Guide in its entirety. This provides the foundation for learning to use the suite of applications which comprise E-Prime. Only

after completing the Getting Started guides should you investigate the additional resources currently available.

E-Prime Introduction Slideshow

The E-PrimeIntro Slideshow may be found at www.pstnet.com/e-prime/intro

Getting Started Guide

Work through the Getting Started Guide (GSG) , which includes step-by-step tutorials to walk you through the basics of E-Prime.

¦ Tutorial 1 - E-Studio (estimated time to complete: 40-60 minutes).

¦ Tutorial 2 - Paradigm Wizard (estimated time to complete: 25 minutes).

¦ Tutorial 3 - E-Merge (estimated time to complete: 15 minutes).

¦ Tutorial 4 - E-DataAid (estimated time to complete: 15 minutes).

E-Prime Getting Started Guide

Installation and Information

User’s Guide and Reference Guide

The User’s Guide and Reference Guide are shipped with your E-Prime license. It is extremely useful to have the manuals as a

reference point as you work through the system. Each volume contains valuable information that will help you master the applica-

tions within E-Prime.

Sample Experiments

Open, Inspect and Run each program from the Samples folde (default installation C:\My Experiments\Samples )

¦ Text Basic Reaction Time Experiment

¦ Picture Reaction Time Experiment

¦ Slide Reaction Time Experiment

¦ Sound Reaction Time Experiment

¦ Nested Lists Experiment allows selection of different word lists from different conditions

¦ Nested Lists Extended Input Experiment using extended responses, borders, colors and inputs from multiple devices

It is recommended that you inspect, run and modify at least one of the sample experiments. Consider making a simple modification to

the program.

Resource

Description

Format

Location

Getting Started

(this booklet)

Quick reference point for general information,

step-by-step tutorials for each application within

E-Prime

Printed

Included with E-Prime shipment, AND part of E-Prime

installation (accesed via the E-Prime menu).

User's Guide

Provides technical details about each

application.

Printed

Included with E-Prime shipment.

Reference Guide

Fully documents features of each application.

Printed

Included with E-Prime shipment.

E-Basic Help

Fully documents all features of each application. Online

Located in the E-Prime menu off the Start Menu OR in

the Help menu within the E-Studio application.

Application Help

Help for individual applications.

Online

Accessed through the Help menu within the application.

Working With E-Prime

Create your First Experiment

Although you may use one of the sample experiments as a foundation from which to build your first experiment, we recommend

starting from scratch, using either the Paradigm Wizard or the drag-and-drop method in E-Studio. Since this is your first novel E-Prime

experiment, it is important to keep it simple (e.g., only 2 conditions, four stimuli). Once you have the simple version of the experiment

running properly, you can add to it and make it more complex (estimated time to complete: 20-90 minutes for simple experiments).For

additional assistance, it is recommended that you read Using E-Studio, chapter 2 in the E-Prime User’s Guide:

Reporting Problems

While E-Prime is a very stable system, your feedback will greatly aid us in refining the E-Prime system. When reporting problems, it is

essential that you minimally report the following information:

User information

Name, institution, and serial number (see below), phone number and e-mail, in case we need to contact you for more information.

Machine information

Windows version, manufacturer and model of your PC, type of CPU, amount of memory. This information can be found in the System

properties from the Windows Control Panel. From the Start menu, select Settings, and Control Panel. Double-click on System.

Information about the problem

The name of the application in which the problem occurred (E-Studio, E-Run, etc.), version number of the application (found by

displaying the About box via the About command under the application’s Help menu), any information that is displayed in the error

message you receive. If applicable, send a copy of your .es file as an attachment.

Useful Information

How to abort an experiment early:

Press Ctrl+Alt+Shift to terminate the E-Run program. Click OK in the dialog box verifying whether the experiment should be termi-

nated. Click OK in the dialog box displaying the “Experiment Terminated by User” message.

Your Serial Number:

Your serial number is provided on labels included with your system. Place the labels in appropriate places so that they are acces-

sible. Additionally, your serial number can be found in the About E-Studio dialog box located via the Help menu. DO NOT LOSE THIS

INFORMATION. You MUST provide your serial number for technical support.

Table of Contents

Tutorial 1: E-Studio

This tutorial will walk you through the creation of your first complete E-Prime experiment.

Troubleshooting Tips

This section provides assistance on trouble shooting the most common errors new users make.

Specifically, this section provides hints on resolving common mistakes like mistyping

an object name.

Table of Common Errors

Tutorial 2: Paradigm Wizard

This tutorial will introduce the feature of quickly generating the skeleton of an experiment and how to complete

the skeleton so that it resembles the experiment built in Tutorial 1.

Tutorial 3: E-Merge

This tutorial illustrates how to use the E-Merge application to quickly and easily create a single data file from

multiple single session files.

Tutorial 4: E-DataAid

This tutorial walks you through the basic steps of viewing, editing and filtering an E-Prime data file.

Furthermore, this tutorial illustrates how to create simple descriptive statistical tables and charts as well as

export data to external packages.

Advanced Tutorials:

Four advanced tutorials are available. Do not proceed to the advanced tutorials until you have

successfully completed Tutorial 1.

Advanced Tutorial 1: Modifying for image presentation

This tutorial uses the experiment created within Tutorial 1: E-Studio and modifies it to use

bitmaps as stimuli.

Advanced Tutorial 2: Modifying for simultaneous text and

sound presentation

This tutorial modifies the experiment created within Tutorial 1: E-Studio so that a wav file

is played in conjunction with the text stimuli presentations.

Advanced Tutorial 3: Using the PST Serial Response Box

This tutorial modifies the experiment created within Tutorial 1: E-Studio so that it uses the

PST Serial Response Box to collect responses.

Advanced Tutorial 4: Adding InLine script

This tutorial modifies the experiment created within Tutorial 1: E-Studio to add E-Basic

script via an InLine Object.

E-Prime: Getting Started Guide

Application: E-Studio

E-Studio:

Getting Started

This guide serves as a tutorial to build your first E-Prime experiment. The purpose of this exercise

is to familiarize you with only some of the features of E-Studio. The actual release of E-Prime will

include a complete user reference guide and online help in addition to the Getting Started Guide.

Furthermore, there will be additional tutorials available which extend this experiment and explore

additional features of E-Studio.

The experiment used in the E-Prime Getting Started Guide is a variation of the Blair & Banaji (1996)

study examining automatic and controlled processes in stereotype priming. With their results, Blair

and Banaji supported the proposal that stereotypes may be automatically activated, but that these

effects may be controlled, or even eliminated, by perceivers.

In the experiment described in the following tutorial, subjects will be presented with a prime word for

a short duration. The prime word will be either stereotypically masculine or feminine (e.g., sports or

flowers) and will have either a positive or negative connotation (e.g., sports or bald). The prime will

be replaced by a fixation (+), and then a target word will be presented. The target word will be either

a male or female name (e.g., Bob or Linda). The task is to respond to the target word by pressing ‘1’

if the target word is a male name or by pressing ‘2’ if the target word is a female name. Reaction

time and accuracy will be measured.

Welcome to the

experiment!

Set up and run the trials.

PRIME

TARGET

Thank you

and Goodbye!

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